Miscellaneous

Extreme Exercise

Saw this in a WaPo caption:

Boot camps are one of the top fitness trends of 2005, according to a study by the American Council on Exercise.

Americans and their extremes. Scale back on your food and increase your exercise a little? Naw, I'll change my mind after a few weeks. I'll do it radically.

Reminds me of the Modern Vomitorium piece I posted last year.

Why I Don't Stay Informed

I'm glad the Establishment didn't succeed in destroying JRE during COVID. It’s pretty much the only way I stay informed to the extent I want to be informed. I agree with Nassim Taleb’s observation that there’s no reason to read the daily news,

Why Weak Fools Can Dominate

Exploring the fool in Christ and the fool in Antichrist. Ivan the Terrible v. Nicholas of Pskov. Nietzsche v. Everyone

Something Tells Me I’d Really Enjoy the Private Letters of Two Men I Didn’t Even Know Existed

It helps to be aware of one’s ignorance. That’s one reason I like to read Joseph Epstein, who wrote a delightful essay for the current issue of the new Catholic journal, The Lamp that brought my level of awareness to the brim. The topic? The letters of George

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